In spring of 2006, Paramore was an opening act on tours for both Bayside and the Rocket Summer .
In further support of In Your Honor , the band organized a short acoustic tour for the summer of 2006. Members who had performed with them in late 2005 appeared, such as Pat Smear , Petra Haden on violin and backing vocals, Drew Hester on percussion, and Rami Jaffee of…
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On February 9, 2006, the band announced they were breaking up. Reasons cited for the group’s disbandment include issues with record labels Tooth and Nail and Epic.
While on tour in early 2006, Reel Big Fish were dropped from the Jive Records label. The band formed its own label and released a 3-disc live performance CD/DVD set, Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album . This package became available on July 18, 2006, on the…
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In 2006, Riot returned with another album, Army of One , featuring new addition Frank Gilchriest ( Virgin Steele , Gothic Knights) on drums. It marked the final album with vocalist Mike DiMeo who had earlier announced his departure in order to concentrate on his work with retro rockers The…
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Skiba was playing with Heavens during a short tour in the fall of 2006.
Revelations (2006)
In 2006, John & Mary formed a folk-rock band named the Valkyries. John & Mary & the Valkyries are composed of several longtime Buffalo music scene stalwarts. Ramsey rejoined the current edition of the band for several dates in 2006, playing viola and singing backing vocals. Saville left in 2007,…
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In 2006, Gray, Tribbett and Tom Maxwell were joined by former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul for the supergroup Hellyeah . On March 8, when Mudvayne and Korn performed at the KBPI Birthday Bash in Denver , Thornton waitress Nicole LaScalia was injured during Mudvayne’s set. Two years later,…
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The Sufferer & the Witness was released on July 4, 2006. The album sold 48,327 copies in its first week of release in the United States, and peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200. The Sufferer & the Witness also charted in seven other countries, including number five on…
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